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despite the situation in japan sending a shock wave, " japan is expected to cope well in the coming months. german gdp is said to have grown 0.9% in the first quarter, twice as fast as the previous quarter. it was helped by the construction sector and growing demand for machinery and other industrial goods, and looking ahead, it is in the midterm outlook remains strong. on the wednesday's market action, a rally in frankfurt as traders shrugged off the news in north africa. we have this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> prices rose, and in some places, they soared. there were the dangers emanating from the catastrophe in japan and from the fight in libya. instead, they concentrated on what they see is for the profit rise is coming from companies in the next few months. a solar company is one of the stars. it is a medium-sized company coming from the ranks of the renewable energy technology companies, and it has more than doubled its profit in the last year and is looking for further growth in the next year. it makes the so-called solar converters. the power cannot be used by cons
despite the situation in japan sending a shock wave, " japan is expected to cope well in the coming months. german gdp is said to have grown 0.9% in the first quarter, twice as fast as the previous quarter. it was helped by the construction sector and growing demand for machinery and other industrial goods, and looking ahead, it is in the midterm outlook remains strong. on the wednesday's market action, a rally in frankfurt as traders shrugged off the news in north africa. we have this...
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on japan. the distrust between the japanese people and generations past with the nuclear agency, are you seeing that now with the events now? >> reporter: there's a lot of anxiety and concern, of course. those who remember the atomic bombings have first hand knowledge of what nuclear radiation is all about. you have many generations sense then that learned from na generation that experienced that devastation back in 1945. this is something they haven't seen since the end of world war ii. >> not just nbc but a lot of crews from cbs and abc and the bbc overseas are pulling their journalists from the site. are you disappointed with that or would you like to get closer to the nuclear reactors? >> we never had an opportunity to go up there, but we saw highway patrol it affected people in tokyo and we showed you those stories. we felt the aftershocks ourselves and fet elt a good dozen of them including a 6.2. so we got a good taste of what happened here, but definitely not the full picture we wanted
on japan. the distrust between the japanese people and generations past with the nuclear agency, are you seeing that now with the events now? >> reporter: there's a lot of anxiety and concern, of course. those who remember the atomic bombings have first hand knowledge of what nuclear radiation is all about. you have many generations sense then that learned from na generation that experienced that devastation back in 1945. this is something they haven't seen since the end of world war ii....
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., or japan. guest: with the response by the tokyo electric power company, japan's nuclear industry, or the japanese government, has anything surprise you personally in the last week and a half? guest: i think this is a very difficult situation. these situations present new information and new challenges. anytime i have been involved in any type of emergency response, i find information is more difficult to obtain and we think it is. and we always have more conflicting information than we would like. in that sense, that is a lot of what we are seeing. that is not necessarily a surprise. it is one of the challenges of dealing with a fast-moving scenario like this. when you have the devastation that you are seeing as the result of the hurricane and a tsunami. host: what can we do and the u.s.? guest: the more that you prepare a new plan, the better the decision making will be and the better your information flow will be. there always be a degree of conflicting information and just uncertainty. the c
., or japan. guest: with the response by the tokyo electric power company, japan's nuclear industry, or the japanese government, has anything surprise you personally in the last week and a half? guest: i think this is a very difficult situation. these situations present new information and new challenges. anytime i have been involved in any type of emergency response, i find information is more difficult to obtain and we think it is. and we always have more conflicting information than we would...
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but the hissery still hangs heavy over much of japan. new video shows the terror as the water rushed higher and relief that neighbors rescue neighbors. thank you, thank you this woman said. i thought i was going to die. >> this country is now willing to help -- accept help from the military tackling nuclear crisis crisis. >> and some tiny particles are already falling in the bay area, that has public health officials downplaying the earth. that plume is being monitored by stations around the world. whatever will drift, it will be too small to cause health problems. anyone would be exposed to more radiation flying in an airplane from san francisco to washington, d.c. >> thing about a chest x-ray that a person may get, the amount of radiation from this plume will be one tenth of that. >> shifting winds and rain in the forecast makes it more unlikely the high levels of radiation will lead to the state and even with that, experts say they will not be a problem for surfers or sunbathers on the beach. >>> california is sending tons of certain
but the hissery still hangs heavy over much of japan. new video shows the terror as the water rushed higher and relief that neighbors rescue neighbors. thank you, thank you this woman said. i thought i was going to die. >> this country is now willing to help -- accept help from the military tackling nuclear crisis crisis. >> and some tiny particles are already falling in the bay area, that has public health officials downplaying the earth. that plume is being monitored by stations...
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this is the r t news channel one story dominating our coverage tonight japan has been devastated by a massive tsunami of the biggest earthquake in the country since records began one hundred forty years ago thousands flee to higher ground buildings and ships have been washed away in at least one hundred forty two people are reported dead with the number rising all the time police in japan are reporting that hundreds of bodies have been found drowned in the sea of sendai the capital of the worst in region the same area suffered a massive explosion at a petrochemical plant the hole for sif egregious including russia's far east is on the tsunami alert as massive waves threaten to recover beyond the japanese coast. russia's far east had been braced for any tsunamis with people going to higher ground but the worst danger does appear to have passed let's get the latest from our personal what is the situation on the night while the cool islands or located right here in the neighborhood just several miles away from japan and one of them has already been hit by eat three meter high we birds ar
this is the r t news channel one story dominating our coverage tonight japan has been devastated by a massive tsunami of the biggest earthquake in the country since records began one hundred forty years ago thousands flee to higher ground buildings and ships have been washed away in at least one hundred forty two people are reported dead with the number rising all the time police in japan are reporting that hundreds of bodies have been found drowned in the sea of sendai the capital of the worst...
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nuclear meltdown fears are growing in japan. the fukushima power plant under not just reactors at risk of fire and explosion were used to fuel rods are held its . forces say radiation levels near one of the reactors are now dangerous to human health with reports of one of the key containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. four g.'s have been for nearly two thousand five hundred people dead so far more than a three thousand that are missing from the quake and devastating tsunami that hit northeast japan on. countries around the world all to help egypt hit by natural and manmade catastrophes some experts say this is another example of how the mankind's on able to handle the progress of science and the oil in the gulf of mexico action i'll call. a very warm welcome to you this is also a life from with me alice said that japan's prime minister has addressed the nation is fears intensify about a possible nuclear disaster as a
nuclear meltdown fears are growing in japan. the fukushima power plant under not just reactors at risk of fire and explosion were used to fuel rods are held its . forces say radiation levels near one of the reactors are now dangerous to human health with reports of one of the key containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. four g.'s have been for nearly two thousand five hundred people...
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but there is one thing the people of japan have not lost, hope. our report tonight from nbc's ian williams. >> reporter: there's not much left of rikuzentakata, another coastal town largely obliterated by the tsunami. but here at last we found real progress in the relief operation. it is getting better, said the retired businessman overseeing this refugee center. what strikes you most is the sheer resilience of the people here. after all they have been through. it's all very orderly. there must be none of the chaos that frequently follows natural disasters elsewhere in the world. 800 people are living in this school. they're grouped according to the neighborhoods they were evacuated from. so as better to provide mutual support. we help each other, we depend on each other, he told me. that's how we'll get through this. keeping the children occupied is one of the biggest challenges. i try and make sure he's always having fun, this woman told me. teams of volunteers now serve simple but regular meals. a medical center is treating mainly colds and flu
but there is one thing the people of japan have not lost, hope. our report tonight from nbc's ian williams. >> reporter: there's not much left of rikuzentakata, another coastal town largely obliterated by the tsunami. but here at last we found real progress in the relief operation. it is getting better, said the retired businessman overseeing this refugee center. what strikes you most is the sheer resilience of the people here. after all they have been through. it's all very orderly....
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earlier just a few hours ago japan's nuclear safety commission. there's a possibility that the nuclear plant could experience a meltdown so they're checking on whether the a meltdown have taken place will take place or what the what the consequences what the actual state of it is right now at the fukushima daiichi plant so earlier just to remind you japan's nuclear safety commission had said that there is a possibility of the melt out of the nuclear power plant this again is a result of the cooling system of the rationing down after the earthquake the cooling system is a necessity here just to give you an idea of how these things work the reactors cool remain very hot although they have been shut down after the earthquake for safety reasons the reactors remain hot and need cooling and it is the cooling system not working that is creating this a danger of danger of explosions danger of radiation levels still going higher right now it's reported to be at a thousand times normal levels this is very worrying especially for the people living within the
earlier just a few hours ago japan's nuclear safety commission. there's a possibility that the nuclear plant could experience a meltdown so they're checking on whether the a meltdown have taken place will take place or what the what the consequences what the actual state of it is right now at the fukushima daiichi plant so earlier just to remind you japan's nuclear safety commission had said that there is a possibility of the melt out of the nuclear power plant this again is a result of the...
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and a recap of the latest news from japan coming up in just a few moments stay with us. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around the world. we've got the huge earth covered. download the official anti up location until i phone the i pod touch from the i choose option. like on the go. video on demand g.'s my old costs an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question. come. my name is there no schmidt this is joining us on the phone we're here to make a short business. i felt that we could fix project. the first step in the fourth day he threw good information out about the real world tongue and through him more on i'm here here in the hood secrecy is the biggest. going to be of the market. will. decide if i put it in the sauces and danger he would hunt me down and kill him. this is exactly one of the reasons why we left the country because it has become more about this all james bond. than the actual information. thank you. so all the people around the won't. we.
and a recap of the latest news from japan coming up in just a few moments stay with us. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around the world. we've got the huge earth covered. download the official anti up location until i phone the i pod touch from the i choose option. like on the go. video on demand g.'s my old costs an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question. come. my name is there no schmidt this is joining us on the phone we're here to make a short business. i...
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coming from japan 5,000 miles away. to ravage the waters of santa cruz. >> what it's like to watch this? >> this is devastating. this is really devastating. i mean, it keeps getting worse. >> the tsunami surges started at 8:00 this morning and as they funneled through the narrow channel beneath the murray street bridge, the waves sped up with udot directly in its path. at that point, nothing in the water was safe. that boat belonged to tom mcclarion. >> it is just a floating disaster out there. and who knows what's going to happen. >> at sun down, the swells were still coming. for scott kelly, watching his boat trapped in a cluster of other boats hanging on by a thread was agonizing. >> this sucks. >> the vessel with the green trim has been his home for the past two years. the only thing he can do now is drink beer and pray. >> devastated crash. i mean the world is sinking, what are you going to do? >> 17 boats have sunk, two drifted out to sea and as many 50 lifts were destroyed. one boat owner said, they are just fibe
coming from japan 5,000 miles away. to ravage the waters of santa cruz. >> what it's like to watch this? >> this is devastating. this is really devastating. i mean, it keeps getting worse. >> the tsunami surges started at 8:00 this morning and as they funneled through the narrow channel beneath the murray street bridge, the waves sped up with udot directly in its path. at that point, nothing in the water was safe. that boat belonged to tom mcclarion. >> it is just a...
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what happens beyond japan. all the countries in the neighboring region that are on tsunami watch tonight and into tomorrow including the united states. hawaiian island. are at risk. >> right. we can for a moment let's seeó[ if anything criticl being said we can dip that the sound. we understand the broadcast is in english. let's listen to what he or she has to say. >> he rack waiting from the coast line in case of tsunami warning and stay away from the coast line. look at that what we see. look at the p.m. tsunami engulfing such a large part of the area. homes being flooded along with farms and p.m. the city. major earthquake hitting japan friday afternoon. the quake measured at magnitude 8.4 one of the largest to ever hit japan. agency issues tsunami warning due to situation like this as you see are helicopter covering lie in northern japan in the area where obviously tsunami has engulfed a large and swept away a large part of the city. in other areas including this area tsunami wave over 4 meters observed s
what happens beyond japan. all the countries in the neighboring region that are on tsunami watch tonight and into tomorrow including the united states. hawaiian island. are at risk. >> right. we can for a moment let's seeó[ if anything criticl being said we can dip that the sound. we understand the broadcast is in english. let's listen to what he or she has to say. >> he rack waiting from the coast line in case of tsunami warning and stay away from the coast line. look at that...
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. >>> another potential disaster in japan. the new threat some say is actually happening right now. >>> we're panicking, and it was really scary. >> hear from people from japan who heard about their own hometown disaster while here in the bay area. >>> as soon as we move those folks, that oil is going to come to the surface. >> the pollution the new concern as the cleanup begins in santa cruz harbor, 17 million in cleanup, not including the boats. we have new information on the tsunami coming to shore in emoryville. good evening, thank you for joining us. right now in japan, sunday afternoon, government officials now admit a partial meltdown is partly under way at the country's new facilities. authorities ordered 150,000 people the evacuate the area, 170 miles from tokyo, and the shaking still has not stopped after the quake. a powerful quake off the coast happened. rescue crews are looking for people missing along 100s of miles of coastline, with many areas still unreachable. and we just got word that japanese police found 20
. >>> another potential disaster in japan. the new threat some say is actually happening right now. >>> we're panicking, and it was really scary. >> hear from people from japan who heard about their own hometown disaster while here in the bay area. >>> as soon as we move those folks, that oil is going to come to the surface. >> the pollution the new concern as the cleanup begins in santa cruz harbor, 17 million in cleanup, not including the boats. we have...
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grow grass anywhere. >> supplies are heading into japan. the ship was already in the area and purchase of vegan military drills. for several ways to save the clean up and recovery you to whom the rig across 4 and could help clarify even know and san francisco. >>reporter: it isn't easy way to help. >> makes me feel good that it and enjoy a good meal while helping >> owners wanted to include their customers in the relief effort. we decided to donate 10 percent all the profits in one week to the red cross. they had four locations in san francisco. holt has the money will at about $20,000. gore of this restaurant has a personal connection to the area hit hard. he has to very close friends who were working and living in japan when the earthquake struck. >> can get any information, on their whereabouts. if half a >> rig has had no luck contacting them and he said those two friends who live near the ocean. how will >> to leave their ok. flat part of me is free for the worse. off many of his workers also a family and friends living in the areas af
grow grass anywhere. >> supplies are heading into japan. the ship was already in the area and purchase of vegan military drills. for several ways to save the clean up and recovery you to whom the rig across 4 and could help clarify even know and san francisco. >>reporter: it isn't easy way to help. >> makes me feel good that it and enjoy a good meal while helping >> owners wanted to include their customers in the relief effort. we decided to donate 10 percent all the...
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well russia says it is ready to help japan in dealing with. a kind of cool stroll on the experience again twenty five years ago when the chain not react explosions could not have more froth. at the moment it's perhaps too soon and too early to establish the final damage and the entire scale of the devastation caused by these horrific events in japan which are still unfolding especially with this blast at the fukushima one nuclear power plant and reports of possible nuclear contamination in the entire region but at the moment russia's emergencies ministry has prepared a six jets to deliver rescuers doctors medical equipment and more well hospital to japan all is needed at the moment is a request from japanese authorities these jets have been on standby since friday on the personal order of the russian president has also ordered all your local emergency services and rescue services in russia's far east in the region and especially on the cool islands which are right there in japan's neighborhood just located just several miles to the north of th
well russia says it is ready to help japan in dealing with. a kind of cool stroll on the experience again twenty five years ago when the chain not react explosions could not have more froth. at the moment it's perhaps too soon and too early to establish the final damage and the entire scale of the devastation caused by these horrific events in japan which are still unfolding especially with this blast at the fukushima one nuclear power plant and reports of possible nuclear contamination in the...
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the meeting opened way silent prayer for victims of the great east japan earthquake. amano told participants that he and prime minister naoto kan agreed last week that japan will speed up information about the crisis at the fukushima daiichi plant. amano said the situation at the plant remains very serious but some positive developments have been seen. officials later briefed a working-level meeting on how the crisis developed at the plant and their plan to restore cooling systems for reactors. >> one of the issues that have been discussed is that this is some -- the safety standard is not mandatory, voluntary, but there is some also argument or views that this should be mandatory. >> the iaea has already sent a team of experts to japan. the organization plans to send more nuclear and radiation experts on japan's request. >>> the death toll from the quake and tsunami has risen to more than 8,800. the national police agency says that 8,805 deaths have been confirmed so far and more than 12,600 people remain unaccounted for. some appear to have been swept away by the ts
the meeting opened way silent prayer for victims of the great east japan earthquake. amano told participants that he and prime minister naoto kan agreed last week that japan will speed up information about the crisis at the fukushima daiichi plant. amano said the situation at the plant remains very serious but some positive developments have been seen. officials later briefed a working-level meeting on how the crisis developed at the plant and their plan to restore cooling systems for reactors....
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. >>> and making a difference, for the struggling people of japan. nbc news with americans on a mission to provide critical relief. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it has turned into a big military effort, bombs and cruise missiles have been raining down on libya, and it could get even bigger and the stakes are high. it's been a mostly u.s. run air campaign thus far, but tonight a change is coming. a hand-over to nato for the supervision of this strike. even though the pentagon warned libya today, quote, we will continue to hit you, the u.s. is anxious to shift some of this to somebody else. and just as there have been new and loud explosions in tripoli this evening, there are late developments in this story tonight. we want to begin our coverage with our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. good evening. >> reporter: after another day of high-stakes, diplomatic wrangling, the u.s. has gotten the allies to agree nato will take command of the libyan military operation, at leas
. >>> and making a difference, for the struggling people of japan. nbc news with americans on a mission to provide critical relief. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it has turned into a big military effort, bombs and cruise missiles have been raining down on libya, and it could get even bigger and the stakes are high. it's been a mostly u.s. run air campaign thus far, but tonight a change is coming. a...
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hazard to help been offered to japan yes. well that's right the experience gained in the lessons learned from dealing with the nine hundred eighty six. a key seat if it comes to their request going for any help with dealing with the cleanup if the situation in fukushima number one now as of yet russia has said she wanted terri in a to japan and probably more thoughts needed however there has been no requests. full. of assistance when it comes to the containing and cleaning up of this kind of nuclear disaster that we're seeing here however that doesn't rule out the possibility of it coming in the future we look at japan's own systems that they have in place will be stretched to the limit at the moment it's not just fukushima that has problems a. state of disaster has been declared by many reactors across japan so we just unease authorities will be stretched to the limit and the possible continues the possibility of outside help being requested especially from countries like russia who have the experience of dealing with and of
hazard to help been offered to japan yes. well that's right the experience gained in the lessons learned from dealing with the nine hundred eighty six. a key seat if it comes to their request going for any help with dealing with the cleanup if the situation in fukushima number one now as of yet russia has said she wanted terri in a to japan and probably more thoughts needed however there has been no requests. full. of assistance when it comes to the containing and cleaning up of this kind of...
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hit japan in more than 100 years. there have been dozens of after shocks one with a magnitude of 7.1. >> it's really hard to say what will happen along our coast once the water moves in this direction. we want to check in with steve paulson for what is expected what the possibilities are, steve. >> we have a tsunami warning out that goes from santa barbara to cent city. it looks like that would the closest where the highest waves would be. for us here projected time is 8:08:00 a.m. at the golden gate bridge. the good news is we're going into a low tide. waves two to four feet possible. possible. this is what happened after of japan. this is called a mega thrust. it moved away. as that water has to be displaced and has to move. as it goes over the pacifics the ships would not notice it. it's when it moves closer toward shallow land. they get closer toward the coast. again, it will hit hawaii first and it will wrap around. it's not just one wave but it will wrap around. when that would happen it would be 3:00 a.m. our t
hit japan in more than 100 years. there have been dozens of after shocks one with a magnitude of 7.1. >> it's really hard to say what will happen along our coast once the water moves in this direction. we want to check in with steve paulson for what is expected what the possibilities are, steve. >> we have a tsunami warning out that goes from santa barbara to cent city. it looks like that would the closest where the highest waves would be. for us here projected time is 8:08:00 a.m....
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bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative territory. it was one of the worst performances for the nikkei on record. tokyo electric power lost 24% on tuesday. the maximum allowable in one session. all 30 stocks on germany's blue- chip dax fell as well, pressured by the growing nuclear crisis in japan. >> the market has been stepped between a crash and a major stop -- major sell-off this tuesday. major concerns about a probable nuclear disaster in japan, it went up -- what down up to 5.5%. share prices recovered slightly but ended up in negative territory by 3%. shares of lufthansa
bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative...
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. -- broken in japan. there was another large aftershock earthquake in the north. now it is time to assess the damage that this earthquake can inflict. >> and japan authorities have declared a nuclear emergency and evacuated people in a 10-mile radius from the fukushima number one plant, about 250 kilometers north of greater tokyo. that is a point of view backed up by this professor. >> there has been exhaust being let out, but as i said earlier, the racket -- reactor itself is not leaking. it's containment vessel or the building after containing the containment vessel may have suffered some damage and that is raising the radioactivity levels outside of their containment vessel. so people within a 10-kilometer radius will be evacuated. >> do you have any advice to them? >> well, the levels being monitored right now will not have adverse effect on the human body. therefore i ask people to remain calm as they evacuate. >> professor sakamoto on nhk there. rogue and buerk has experienced this earthquake as wel
. -- broken in japan. there was another large aftershock earthquake in the north. now it is time to assess the damage that this earthquake can inflict. >> and japan authorities have declared a nuclear emergency and evacuated people in a 10-mile radius from the fukushima number one plant, about 250 kilometers north of greater tokyo. that is a point of view backed up by this professor. >> there has been exhaust being let out, but as i said earlier, the racket -- reactor itself is not...
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coming from japan 5,000 mile away. to ravage the waters of santa cruz. >> what is it like to watch this? >> this is devastating. it keeps getting worse. >> the tsunami surges started at 8:00 this morning and as they funneled through the narrow channel beneath the bridge, the waves sped up. at that point, nothing in the water was safe. that boat belonged to tom mcclarion. >> it is just a floating disaster out there. and who knows what is going to happen. >> at sun down, the swells were still coming. for scott kelly, watching his boat hanging on by a thread was agonizing. >> i'm thinking this sucks. >> the vessel with the green trim has been his home for the past two years. the only thing he can do now is drink beer and pray. >> i mean, you weren't thinking, what are you going to do? >> 17 boats have sunk. two drifted out to sea and as many a o were destroyed. as one boat owner said, they are just fiberglass and replaceable. >> and the harbor police as well as arm guards will be patrolling the docks all night. and the bo
coming from japan 5,000 mile away. to ravage the waters of santa cruz. >> what is it like to watch this? >> this is devastating. it keeps getting worse. >> the tsunami surges started at 8:00 this morning and as they funneled through the narrow channel beneath the bridge, the waves sped up. at that point, nothing in the water was safe. that boat belonged to tom mcclarion. >> it is just a floating disaster out there. and who knows what is going to happen. >> at sun...
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. >> nuclear anxiety in japan. tonight extraordinary measures after word of of emergency. >>> 6.12 days after the 8.9 catastrophe. >>> now, as new tsunami video emerges, thousands of miles away a tour of the bay area damage and the outrage. >> this is a joke, it's sickening. >>> good evening. the official death toll from japan's earthquake and tsunami just rose tonight to at least a thousand. and if those disasters weren't bad enough, now this the government says there's probably a partial melt down going on right now at a japanese nuclear power plant. here is the source of the fear. >> reporter: this blast at a nuclear power plant is putting all of japan on edge. three reactors are having problems with their cooling function. and top government spokesman says a partial melt down is likely underway. authorities have evacuated more than 200,000 people living within a 12-mile radius of the complex. an increase of radiation in the air can increase the risk of cancer and residents are being screened for exposure. >> th
. >> nuclear anxiety in japan. tonight extraordinary measures after word of of emergency. >>> 6.12 days after the 8.9 catastrophe. >>> now, as new tsunami video emerges, thousands of miles away a tour of the bay area damage and the outrage. >> this is a joke, it's sickening. >>> good evening. the official death toll from japan's earthquake and tsunami just rose tonight to at least a thousand. and if those disasters weren't bad enough, now this the...
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one of japan's many nuclear plants is a full >> death toll from japan's zeg 8.9 earthquake is growing by the hour. official numbers show 413 people are dead 800 others are missing and 1100 have been injured in the most powerful earthquake in recorded history for japan. >> and the nuclear safety commission says a meltdown is possible at a damaged nuclear power plant. >> travelers trying to get to japan waited today to catch a flight out of san francisco international. >> and the tsunami from the quake damaged boats and docks in sanity creates with remarkable force. in japan the prime minister is sending in 50,000 troops to help with rescue efforts. >> it's been 25 hours since the powerful quake rocked japan and released the tsunami that swallowed parts of the country. >> it's already saturday in japan and the sun rose in the morning it revealed the devastating impact. countless cities decimated by fire and flooding. it splintered buildings setting tons of debris over open fields and made a toxic soup some of it on fire. >> some workers managed to flee but others remained trapped on cit
one of japan's many nuclear plants is a full >> death toll from japan's zeg 8.9 earthquake is growing by the hour. official numbers show 413 people are dead 800 others are missing and 1100 have been injured in the most powerful earthquake in recorded history for japan. >> and the nuclear safety commission says a meltdown is possible at a damaged nuclear power plant. >> travelers trying to get to japan waited today to catch a flight out of san francisco international. >>...
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visit sprintrelay.com. >>> welcome back to japan. it is just after noon here on tuesday and it is bitterly cold, a very damp cold adding to the misery of the search and rescue teams looking for bodies just behind us here. i actually touched down in tokyo last night, and pinned on my radiation detector, took our iodine pills and started heading north. what was so striking it went from japan's legendary order that regimented clean structure into chaos like this. we were prepared for these scenes but had no idea the emotion we would find along the way. it is a seven-hour drive from tokyo to the epicenter and for most of it the only indications of the horror ahead come from the japanese newscast on our bus tv and the occasional convoy of rescue teams headed north. after driving through most of the night we're now about an hour and a half outside of sendai, the epicenter, starting to see the japanese equivalent of the national guard staging here and as we were all sleeping on the way up one of our young translators had a nightmare about t
visit sprintrelay.com. >>> welcome back to japan. it is just after noon here on tuesday and it is bitterly cold, a very damp cold adding to the misery of the search and rescue teams looking for bodies just behind us here. i actually touched down in tokyo last night, and pinned on my radiation detector, took our iodine pills and started heading north. what was so striking it went from japan's legendary order that regimented clean structure into chaos like this. we were prepared for...
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there's also information how you can find family and friends in japan. >> abc's diane sawyer is in japan and will continue reporting tonight from the quake-stricken region. here's what she found in one of the hardest hit areas. >> after one walk down one street and you'll see what we mean. the bookstore. not one car, not one truck but three all piled in on top of each other. you can see it's layered. stacked. >> you can watch a special edition of world news tonight, disaster in the pacific with diane sawyer here on abc 7. it begins at 5:30 on abc news at 5:00. >> the manhunt underway for a prison escapee. >> the message that got hundreds of south bay students up early. 10,000 more gathering right now in sacramento. >> the problem that had dozens >> closed captioning brought to you by manci >> right now authorities in solano county are looking for an inmate who walked from the prison camp in the delta. nath than simpson was last seen last night. he was serving time in the camp for vehicle theft. he was set to be paroled in september. he was last seen wearing orange-colored jeans and a shi
there's also information how you can find family and friends in japan. >> abc's diane sawyer is in japan and will continue reporting tonight from the quake-stricken region. here's what she found in one of the hardest hit areas. >> after one walk down one street and you'll see what we mean. the bookstore. not one car, not one truck but three all piled in on top of each other. you can see it's layered. stacked. >> you can watch a special edition of world news tonight, disaster...
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epa is installing more in the wake of the disaster in japan. the one here is part science project for the students, and part public service. when and if any radioactive part cells reach california this filter will tell scientists what is floating in the air. this sets on the roof of the engineering kept department and down stairs engineers monitor readings around the clock. >> we want to tell the public and you, and everyone, what radiation, if there is any, what levels of radiation we have to deal w. >> scientists will know if they find traces of raceo active isotopz causing serious health damage after chernyobl. many say what's happening in japan is not near that level of disaster. >> this is probably more than a three-mile island but less than a chernyobl. >> scientists don't expect notable changes until tomorrow. any radioactive part cell koz wo have to travel more than 5100 miles. transported near a jet stream across the ocean. and if that happens they predict levels will be lower. this chart shows how much radiation we live with. >> this
epa is installing more in the wake of the disaster in japan. the one here is part science project for the students, and part public service. when and if any radioactive part cells reach california this filter will tell scientists what is floating in the air. this sets on the roof of the engineering kept department and down stairs engineers monitor readings around the clock. >> we want to tell the public and you, and everyone, what radiation, if there is any, what levels of radiation we...
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french president nicolas sarkozy will visit japan on thursday. he will meet prime minister naoto kan about further assistance to resolve the nuclear crisis. the science ministry says levels of radiation near the fukushima daiichi plant in the seawater are higher than normal but on the decline. they have been collecting seawater samples since march 23rd. it began the research after a high-density of radioactive substances was detected in seawater near the plant's drain outlets. the ministry says 1.5 to 3.5 becquerels of radioactivity were found in seawater samples taken at four locations on sunday. the amounts are 1,000 to 2,600 times higher than those measured in the same area two years ago. the current level are only one-fifth to one-tenth of those dee detected on march 23rd. the density of iodine 131 is decreasing. it stands 159 be becquerels per liter. cesium is not absorbed into fish through gills, but some species accumulate the element by eating plankton and smaller fish. they say radioactive substances are eliminated from fish in several w
french president nicolas sarkozy will visit japan on thursday. he will meet prime minister naoto kan about further assistance to resolve the nuclear crisis. the science ministry says levels of radiation near the fukushima daiichi plant in the seawater are higher than normal but on the decline. they have been collecting seawater samples since march 23rd. it began the research after a high-density of radioactive substances was detected in seawater near the plant's drain outlets. the ministry says...
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. >>> the nuclear and safety agency here in japan said on a news conference on saturday morning said they detected nuclear levels considerably higher than yesterday. >> translator: according to typical sea water analysis, iodine levels at the facility of the south discharge outlet of the fukushima daiichi power plant which was 126 times the controlled limit yesterday, later rose to 140 times, and today was at 1,250.8 times the control limit. this figure means that if you drink 500 milliliters of such water, you would get a dose of one millisievert which is an average dose limit for adults. >> the situation at the fukushima daiichi plant remains serious. tokyo electric power company has had to change its strategy to restore cooling systems at the plant due to high radiation levels at the site. reactors one through four all lost their cooling capabilities when external and backup power supplies failed after the quake and tsunami. tepco has been working to restore external power while trying to cool the reactors. the three workers were exposed to highly radioactive water in the basement
. >>> the nuclear and safety agency here in japan said on a news conference on saturday morning said they detected nuclear levels considerably higher than yesterday. >> translator: according to typical sea water analysis, iodine levels at the facility of the south discharge outlet of the fukushima daiichi power plant which was 126 times the controlled limit yesterday, later rose to 140 times, and today was at 1,250.8 times the control limit. this figure means that if you drink...
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japan time with sdf helicopters. each sprayed 7.5 tons of sea water on the number three nuclear building at the fukushima daiichi power plant. we are waiting for the defense minister to hold a news conference but meanwhile we have a story here. the nuclear and industrial safety agency held a news conference on thursday morning to explain the details of the situation at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. let's see that first. at fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant power supply was stopped at the time of quake. so, the plant has been out of power since the quake hit the region. so today, we are trying to restore the power supply using the power lines from outside and this is one of the high priority issues we have to address. of course, the top priority is to cool down the storage pool for nuclear -- for spent nuclear fuels for number three, number four units. so the second priority is to restore power supply in part of this operation will start this afternoon. once we get power supply, and then we will be ab
japan time with sdf helicopters. each sprayed 7.5 tons of sea water on the number three nuclear building at the fukushima daiichi power plant. we are waiting for the defense minister to hold a news conference but meanwhile we have a story here. the nuclear and industrial safety agency held a news conference on thursday morning to explain the details of the situation at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. let's see that first. at fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant power supply was...
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there's also information how you can find family and friends in japan. >> abc's diane sawyer is in japan and will continue reporting tonight from the quake-stricken region. here's what she found in one of the hardest hit areas. >> after one walk down one street and you'll see what we mean. the bookstore. not one car, not one truck but three all piled in on top of each other. you can see it's layered. stacked. >> you can watch a special edition of world news tonight, disaster in the pacific with diane sawyer here on abc 7. it begins at 5:30 on abc news at 5:00. >> the manhunt underway for a prison escapee. >> the message that got hundreds of south bay students up early. 10,000 more gathering right now in sacramento. >> the problem that had dozens of bay area clipper card >> right now authorities in solano county are looking for an inmate who walked from the prison camp in the delta. nath than simpson was last seen last night. he was serving time in the camp for vehicle theft. he was set to be paroled in september. he was last seen wearing orange-colored jeans and a shirt with c. d
there's also information how you can find family and friends in japan. >> abc's diane sawyer is in japan and will continue reporting tonight from the quake-stricken region. here's what she found in one of the hardest hit areas. >> after one walk down one street and you'll see what we mean. the bookstore. not one car, not one truck but three all piled in on top of each other. you can see it's layered. stacked. >> you can watch a special edition of world news tonight, disaster...
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much more from japan, of course. plus, gatherings in benghazi calling for an end to infighting and political unity. first though, the government in egypt has dissolved its secret police who were blamed for decades of human rights abuses. abolishing the force known as the state security investigation service was one of the major demands of the protest movement that forced president hosni mubarak to give up power last month, along with most of his key advisers. our correspondent is in cairo. what they work attack 10 days ago by protesters -- >> they were attacked 10 days ago by protesters about where they were destroying documents. people manage to get inside and retrieved thousands of documents that are being put up on websites and social network sites. people have discovered how intensely they were surveyed. there are documents referring to torture and methods of concealing it as well. getting rid of that state security intelligence service was seen as a vital step forward. it has not gotten rid of it all together. a
much more from japan, of course. plus, gatherings in benghazi calling for an end to infighting and political unity. first though, the government in egypt has dissolved its secret police who were blamed for decades of human rights abuses. abolishing the force known as the state security investigation service was one of the major demands of the protest movement that forced president hosni mubarak to give up power last month, along with most of his key advisers. our correspondent is in cairo. what...
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new pin meltdown fears grow in japan on to a knowledge of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk on after a fire an explosion where used fuel rods are held it's. thoreson say radiation levels near wall of the reactors on dangerous to human health as well ports one of the key containment levels protecting one of the reactors in damage around two hundred pounds of meat longer than all the surrounding our. authorities have could lead to two thousand and five hundred people dead so far and their ultimate three thousand on the side of the powerful earthquake in a devastating tsunami that hit the northeast and just pummeled finds a country around the world offer help to japan by not till i'm not make attempts to feed as some experts say this is another example of how mankind's on able to handle the progress of science science in the oil spill in the gulf of mexico on channel. a very warm welcome to you this is our seed live from also with me alice said that our top story now japan's prime minister has addressed the nation is is intensifying about a possible nu
new pin meltdown fears grow in japan on to a knowledge of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk on after a fire an explosion where used fuel rods are held it's. thoreson say radiation levels near wall of the reactors on dangerous to human health as well ports one of the key containment levels protecting one of the reactors in damage around two hundred pounds of meat longer than all the surrounding our. authorities have could lead to two thousand and five hundred...
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people who wept back to japan and taught over there. he learned a lot from them as well and how they operate. so the most important thing is approximately this type of training really it doesn't matter where you are from. when a country has a disaster or terrorist e.coli haven't it's about training to do the most good as quickly as you ca can. that's a shared at any rate that we all we all want to be good at. so this international sharing of information and skills is really important for all of us to get better at what we are doing. >>fá absolutely. harold we really appreciate your time this evening. >> stay on line if you tonight mind we'll move on. we have another resource in menlo park. >> david i'mer with u.s. gs in menlo park on the line for us now. squiz. >> they are taking in the estimate that they see from the inundays in japan is whether height on deep ocean buoy and the amplitude of the wave once it reaches hawaii. normally they try to keep that information to a minimum until they get into a 3 hour window from hawaii. that po
people who wept back to japan and taught over there. he learned a lot from them as well and how they operate. so the most important thing is approximately this type of training really it doesn't matter where you are from. when a country has a disaster or terrorist e.coli haven't it's about training to do the most good as quickly as you ca can. that's a shared at any rate that we all we all want to be good at. so this international sharing of information and skills is really important for all of...
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last week japan was hit by a maggot quake that was followed by giants and the wave left central japan's infrastructure and economy badly crippled but the biggest danger is now coming from the northeast of the country where there have been a number of explosions at a damaged nuclear power plant people now if you're a possible nuclear meltdown bring radioactive contamination. please. our professor welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us well a your institute predicted a huge earthquake in japan well that prediction wasn't unique was it something that only you predicted or it was no secret for the rest of the world. no it's not a secret from the world there are several years to go on in our institute every phone to say snake noice it's means lake say to me but i think of the earth to change it dependent of their. stresses will be accommodated in the interior so we try to do this method you know institute to estimate them to a future earthquake in really one of our colleagues and publish their papers and presented report into a nice. society in nine or eight. no not the ni
last week japan was hit by a maggot quake that was followed by giants and the wave left central japan's infrastructure and economy badly crippled but the biggest danger is now coming from the northeast of the country where there have been a number of explosions at a damaged nuclear power plant people now if you're a possible nuclear meltdown bring radioactive contamination. please. our professor welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us well a your institute predicted a huge...
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or russia has been pledging help and support in stricken japan sending crews of emergency workers and eight episodes the first earthquake triggered blast assays company that is out of the house more moscow's involvement. russia has sent a number of emergency ministry personnel to japan and they're working in any number of locations we know that a lot of other them have already arrived in japan and have basically brought every kind of gear with them to be completely utmost independent or at least two weeks that everything it. says is basically necessary to help with that i believe that assistance or so look for survivors that may still sound under the rubble at the sun all the time has left moscow yesterday that's monday heading that warship that was agent and that was a person out deal specifically with the radiation affected areas so all in all the agency this seat is expected to have at least a hundred people working in japan doing everything necessary everything in their power to give assistance where it may be needed as mr russia knows firsthand experience how difficult it is and
or russia has been pledging help and support in stricken japan sending crews of emergency workers and eight episodes the first earthquake triggered blast assays company that is out of the house more moscow's involvement. russia has sent a number of emergency ministry personnel to japan and they're working in any number of locations we know that a lot of other them have already arrived in japan and have basically brought every kind of gear with them to be completely utmost independent or at...
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a last-ditch attempt to head off a full-scale nuclear disaster in japan. with radioactive fuel burning through reactor walls, is it too late to head off a meltdown that could be deadly for decades? >>> plus, suicide mission? dozens of heroic workers go back into the japanese nuclear plant and fight the toxic flames to protect their countrymen. in a mission they know will likely fail. >>> and, desperate hours. thousands stranded inside the evacuation zone without fuel, unable to leave. thousands more in a frantic exodus. the story of one american family's incredible journey. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran and cynthia mcfadden in new york city and bill weir in japan, this is "nightline," march 16th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, a special broadcast on what today became an acute nuclear emergency in japan. with three reactors melting down, a fuel fire in a fourth and spent fuel rods exposed to the air. one official told abc news, quote, it would be hard to describe how alarming this is right now.
a last-ditch attempt to head off a full-scale nuclear disaster in japan. with radioactive fuel burning through reactor walls, is it too late to head off a meltdown that could be deadly for decades? >>> plus, suicide mission? dozens of heroic workers go back into the japanese nuclear plant and fight the toxic flames to protect their countrymen. in a mission they know will likely fail. >>> and, desperate hours. thousands stranded inside the evacuation zone without fuel, unable...
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first a story out of japan. the reason these two dogs are in seppable. >>> with things so difficult in japan, small heart warming scenes are grabbing the attention of people all arn the world. this dog is one of those attention grabbing stories. shows the dog standing guard over an injured dog. the television station that shot the video is now getting flooded with calls wanting to adopt both dogs. >>> just seems like the giants are starting where they left off last season. >> yeah, it does. the giants continue to look like a team ready to pick up where it left off on november 1. tim lincecum against the white socks. he looks close to opening day ready. striking out 7. allowed one run. inate sheer holds had 3 hits. one of these hits, he has opposite field power. giants win 5-3. 16-5 record continues to be a major league best. the a's were off today. cal bears trying to do what st. mary's could not do, advancing. hosting old miss and leading by 9 early. texas, san antonio. melvin johnson cutting through the lane.
first a story out of japan. the reason these two dogs are in seppable. >>> with things so difficult in japan, small heart warming scenes are grabbing the attention of people all arn the world. this dog is one of those attention grabbing stories. shows the dog standing guard over an injured dog. the television station that shot the video is now getting flooded with calls wanting to adopt both dogs. >>> just seems like the giants are starting where they left off last season....
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our special coverage of the situation in japan continues after a short break. >> the explosions at japan's fukushima nuclear power plant have prompted many european countries to review their own safety. here in germany, chancellor angela merkel has announced that her country will suspend an agreement to extend the life of its nuclear power stations. chancellor merkel called the disaster in japan a watershed moment for germany, too. she ruled out a return to everyday business. safety at every german nuclear plant is now under review. >> we will suspend the decision to extend the life-span of germany's nuclear plants. this is a moratorium, and the moratorium will be valid for three months. >> that move could mean temporarily shutting down some of the country's oldest nuclear plants, such as the reactors in two locations. those plants have already reached the end of their life-spans. merkel said the moratorium would not require any new legislation. at the same time, the government is pushing for the development of renewable energies, but it says it has to be an u.-wide effort. >> we can't jus
our special coverage of the situation in japan continues after a short break. >> the explosions at japan's fukushima nuclear power plant have prompted many european countries to review their own safety. here in germany, chancellor angela merkel has announced that her country will suspend an agreement to extend the life of its nuclear power stations. chancellor merkel called the disaster in japan a watershed moment for germany, too. she ruled out a return to everyday business. safety at...
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japan braces itself for further losses two more reactors appear to be faltering my rocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown. authorities claim radiation is reaching the dangerous levels near the plant to longer than families and people have been ready for. new details and five hundred people are confirmed dead so far and more than three thousand the missing since friday's mega quake and conducts also now. international community is offering a helping hand to japan but some say the devastation is proof that countries are simply unable to deal with natural and manmade catastrophe it's. a very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow i'm. our top story now of course the cooling systems of two more reactors at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan appear to be faltering it's this exact problem that's caused all the blast so far also a pool of spent nuclear fuel that the station is said to have reached a boiling point or fears of a nuclear meltdown have skyrocketed since the reactor blast down japan has reportedly now told the international atomic energy agency the facility is it rel
japan braces itself for further losses two more reactors appear to be faltering my rocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown. authorities claim radiation is reaching the dangerous levels near the plant to longer than families and people have been ready for. new details and five hundred people are confirmed dead so far and more than three thousand the missing since friday's mega quake and conducts also now. international community is offering a helping hand to japan but some say the devastation is...
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the damage and destruction is it still being assessed in japan, but here in japan town, the neighborhood resembles what shf the buildings looked like before about the powerful earthquake. people are concerned not only about their loved ones in japan, but what has happened to the country itself and how it will bounce back. san francisco mayor ed lee held a media conference today to talk about how san francisco is reaching out to japan in the same way that that country has done for the bay area. >> they helped us a lot back in the loma prieta earthquake and they helped the city recover. it's our time and our opportunity to help them back. and they'll need tremendous help. >> reporter: lee stressed that nuprous types today, he says without japan's help, san francisco would have not have been able to come back as quickly as it did from the challenges that came with the 1989 earthquake. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> and still ahead tonight, it's morning in japan right now. people just starting to get a look at the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake. we'll bri
the damage and destruction is it still being assessed in japan, but here in japan town, the neighborhood resembles what shf the buildings looked like before about the powerful earthquake. people are concerned not only about their loved ones in japan, but what has happened to the country itself and how it will bounce back. san francisco mayor ed lee held a media conference today to talk about how san francisco is reaching out to japan in the same way that that country has done for the bay area....
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>> couric: tonight, two weeks into japan's disaster and it just keeps getting worse. the death toll passes 10,000 and now there may be a breach in one of the nuclear reactors. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the united states may be giving up command of the libya mission, but american forces will still be playing a major role in the operation. the fire that woke up the country to dangers in the workplace. and a population explosion. the colorful comeback of the monarch butterfly. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. japan's prime minister says the nuclear crisis is far from over and the goal right now, he says, is simply to keep it from getting worse. but it did today with a possible breach of one of the reactors. it was two weeks ago that they were damaged when a magnitude nine earthquake shook northern japan and triggered a tsunami. the official death toll passed the 10,000 mark today. 17,000 people are still missing. and now the japanese governm
>> couric: tonight, two weeks into japan's disaster and it just keeps getting worse. the death toll passes 10,000 and now there may be a breach in one of the nuclear reactors. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the united states may be giving up command of the libya mission, but american forces will still be playing a major role in the operation. the fire that woke up the country to dangers in the workplace. and a population explosion. the colorful comeback of the monarch butterfly....
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finds no public health reasons to travel to japan. some countries are encouraging their citizens to leave japan. referring to japanese food imports. he said he cannot imagine any food from the quake-damaged areas could have been delivered since the tremor. he said he concludes that there is no risk of exported japanese food being contaminated with radiation. >>> one week has passed since the 9.0 earthquake has hit japan. the number of dead has reached over 7,000. the worst ever death toll since world war ii. nearly 20,000 are still missing. japan's national police agency says 7,197 deaths have been confirmed and over 18,000 people have been unaccounted for. the death toll exceeded the great haji earthquake in 1995. 280,000 people are taking shelter in northeastern japan. many shelters are short of food and water. . >>> u.s. president barack obama has ordered moammar gadhafi stopped all of the attacks on the libyan people. >> now, once more, moammar gadhafi has a choice. the resolution that passed lays out very clear conditions that mu
finds no public health reasons to travel to japan. some countries are encouraging their citizens to leave japan. referring to japanese food imports. he said he cannot imagine any food from the quake-damaged areas could have been delivered since the tremor. he said he concludes that there is no risk of exported japanese food being contaminated with radiation. >>> one week has passed since the 9.0 earthquake has hit japan. the number of dead has reached over 7,000. the worst ever death...
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. >>> the death count in japan, 1900. some officials 10,000 people are dead from the earthquake and tsunami, which they upgrated today to a 9.0. a japanese news agency said 2,000 bodies washed up. 3,000 other are reported missing and 450,000 more are staying in shelters. tonight concerns over a melt down at one of the nuclear plants in japan are mounting following a hydrogen explosion that fukushima daiichi plants. all of the plants lost their cooling system in the earthquake and tsunami last friday. a travel warning today for u.s. citizens, not to go to japan unless absolutely necessary. flights have resume in japan. 1200 american citizens are in the northeastern part of the country. >> in the bay area, the red cross and san francisco leaders are coordinating fund raising efforts for earthquake and tsunami victims in japan. they have met with a representative from the japanese consulate who told them there is an immediate need. the red cross say the best way to help is donating money. >> the best way to help is to provid
. >>> the death count in japan, 1900. some officials 10,000 people are dead from the earthquake and tsunami, which they upgrated today to a 9.0. a japanese news agency said 2,000 bodies washed up. 3,000 other are reported missing and 450,000 more are staying in shelters. tonight concerns over a melt down at one of the nuclear plants in japan are mounting following a hydrogen explosion that fukushima daiichi plants. all of the plants lost their cooling system in the earthquake and...
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the japan road traffic information center, the japan road information center and police say expressways around tokyo and north eastern japan have been closed. the japan road traffic information center and police say expressways have been closed. according to the elevator, it assumes that most elevators came to a holt in the region affected by the disaster. according to the elevator, it assumes most elevators came to a halt, affected by the disaster. at the moment, the company has been collecting information about mechanical shuttles. >> now again, you are listening to live and watching live coverage from nhk japanese television network of the 8.8 earthquake that is struck the area. you can see tsunami waves sweeping into farmland in the area, which is 240 miles from tokyo. right now, we have no confirmed reports of injury or death, but we have been able to verify through these live images that there are in fact fires. we do know there has been fires as far away as tokyo, which is 240 miles away from the epicenter and those waves continue to devour this area. this is an absolutely unbeli
the japan road traffic information center, the japan road information center and police say expressways around tokyo and north eastern japan have been closed. the japan road traffic information center and police say expressways have been closed. according to the elevator, it assumes that most elevators came to a holt in the region affected by the disaster. according to the elevator, it assumes most elevators came to a halt, affected by the disaster. at the moment, the company has been...
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on edge. >> good afternoon from japan. there are new pictures showing the human drama after this horrible, horrible earthquake. for the first time in way we've never seen before, we're getting a look at the death, the destruction and the lack of basic supplies in the quake zone like food, water and gasoline. japan is about 10% simultaneoussimultaneous , 10% smaller than california. >> the destruction extends as far as the eye can see and almost incomprehensible landscape. emergency workers aided by 100,000 japanese troops, pulling out more bodies today. there are a few survivors left to find. japan hasn't seen anything like this since world war ii. friday's tsunami inundated communities, shattered minutes before by the most powerful earthquake japan has ever seen. for the living, a nightmare. million are without without water, and electricity. the trauma on people's faces is plain to see. hospital and shelters are completely overwhelmed. many roads are impassable. train service in many parts of the country is nonexistent.
on edge. >> good afternoon from japan. there are new pictures showing the human drama after this horrible, horrible earthquake. for the first time in way we've never seen before, we're getting a look at the death, the destruction and the lack of basic supplies in the quake zone like food, water and gasoline. japan is about 10% simultaneoussimultaneous , 10% smaller than california. >> the destruction extends as far as the eye can see and almost incomprehensible landscape. emergency...
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reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. it was a strange sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in the first thing i did a rush to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our newborn rushed into the street thank god we're live on the first floor. you re too was lucky to back here quickly but dozens of their friends were buried alive thanks. to the incentive to go several locals were in a car with us we arrived and there was nothing attorneys no longer women start hauling in their fists and can say a word or used to be streets with houses have been turned into just awful if you will then have to go risk earthquake was russia's most destructive in a hundred years over two thousand people die at the town was never a built but the sea snake station was real it was shut down shortly after the collapse of the soviet union and yuri was left without charge but the earthquake changed all that not only was the station reinstated dozens of new ones had been built these time small school calls you read several times a da
reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. it was a strange sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in the first thing i did a rush to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our newborn rushed into the street thank god we're live on the first floor. you re too was lucky to back here quickly but dozens of their friends were buried alive thanks. to the incentive to go several locals were in a car with us we arrived and there was nothing attorneys no longer women...